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so, i guess the -- sort of position that against what i see as probably the pentagon a lot of defense contractors and an awful lot of waste there it and i realize that this is more urgent and we can't collect that waste from the defense contractor and double billing, whatever it is because of the urgency problems. it's more urgency with the pentagon. >> the irony is that the contractors are sort of buffered against this because of their contracts. you can't just go in and say, cut a program and get that money back in eight months. if you're going to do it, you have to cut people. and here is the sad thing. >> greta: but the deal, it's a contract. >> a contract. exactly, but the contract with the soldiers is, if i have to cut 24,000 enlisted men and 7,000 officers in the next eight months to a year, that's an easy payback to the budget. it's not so easy for those soldiers who had two, three, four tours in iraq and afghanistan. machine a machine gunner or mortarman and now on the street. >> greta: it's a much more urgent situation, and i see it now. i understand that. i'm curious about
so, i guess the -- sort of position that against what i see as probably the pentagon a lot of defense contractors and an awful lot of waste there it and i realize that this is more urgent and we can't collect that waste from the defense contractor and double billing, whatever it is because of the urgency problems. it's more urgency with the pentagon. >> the irony is that the contractors are sort of buffered against this because of their contracts. you can't just go in and say, cut a...
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whole side of the pentagon was not side, blah, blah and these kids. my son to this day, he thinks in washington and pentagon was not hit. >> let's talk about the social media. opportunities and challenges that facebook and twitter and texting and being able to send videos like that. do you think social media helps fuel conspiracy theories or maybe you can squash them online. >> andrea: i think it's made them so much worse. if i had a nickel every time i used to get a family member, pass this on and alarmist. a couple of them i read, but you can quickly find out if they are not legally. i said please don't send me. all the people on the chain. >> bob: greg made a good point. problem with conspiracy, you have to disprove it. >> greg: popular mechanics did disprove all the 9/11 truthers then we have jobs. i'm not going to answer idiot's questions. >> eric: x files, conspiracies are out to get you. >> dana: that is why i'm so paranoid. they are throwing behind 1960 radicals. it glorifies communist that was one-once on ten most wanted list. later on a segm
whole side of the pentagon was not side, blah, blah and these kids. my son to this day, he thinks in washington and pentagon was not hit. >> let's talk about the social media. opportunities and challenges that facebook and twitter and texting and being able to send videos like that. do you think social media helps fuel conspiracy theories or maybe you can squash them online. >> andrea: i think it's made them so much worse. if i had a nickel every time i used to get a family member,...
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know congress did not grant it lightly, but at the time transitions were underway at the cia and the pentagon, and given the threats facing our nation, it was critical to have bob's strong leadership at the bureau. 12 years is a long time to do anything. and i guarantee you that bob's wife agrees. in addition to asking congress, we need approval from ann as well. today, as bob prepares to complete his service, this is a wonderful opportunity for all of us as a nation to say thank you to bob and ann, but also gives me a chance to announce my next choice for the fbi director, jim comey. every day their staff devotes their lives to keep us secure, from the streets of our cities to the battlefield of afghanistan. they embody the core principles of fidelity, bravery, and integrity. bob mueller has embodied those values through decades of public service and lived them every day as fbi director during an extraordinary time in our nation's history. bob, some of you will recall, was sworn in just days before 9/11. bob not only played a key role in her response to those attacks, he began one of the big
know congress did not grant it lightly, but at the time transitions were underway at the cia and the pentagon, and given the threats facing our nation, it was critical to have bob's strong leadership at the bureau. 12 years is a long time to do anything. and i guarantee you that bob's wife agrees. in addition to asking congress, we need approval from ann as well. today, as bob prepares to complete his service, this is a wonderful opportunity for all of us as a nation to say thank you to bob and...
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two reports tonight, first david martin is at the pentagon. david? >> reporter: bob, president obama's national security advisor has just sent out a tweet calling what happened in syria an apparent chemical weapons attack. and the commander of u.s. forces in the mediterranean has ordered navy warships to move closer to syria to be ready for a possible cruise missile strike. launching cruise missiles from the sea would not risk any american lives. it would be a punitive strike designed not to topple syrian dictator bashar al-assad but to convince him he cannot get away the w using chemical weapons. joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey is expected to present options for a strike at a white house meeting on saturday. potential targets include command bunkers and launchers used to fire chemical weapons. however, officials stress president obama, who until now has steadfastly resisted calls for military interventions, has not made a decision. u.s. intelligence detected activity at known syrian chemical weapons sites in the days before the attack.
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the pentagon information? >> the primary concern is protecting the american public in the area against any public further attacks boy the air. they have no indication there will be. there is some concern that since this appears to be a highly coordinated attack there may be other terrorist attacks that could be planned either in new york or elsewhere. this is absolutely the worst case scenario for the counter terrorist planners. apparently there were no firm indications prior to this could have happened. it would be for protection for the time being. not necessary low even thinking right now about any retaliation. >> david gregory is on the phone. >> the president is about to begin an education event which is being canceled. it will go forward in so far the president will come out and make a statement about this. he was made aware en route from his hotel to the school here in sarasota where he was going to talk about education and he will make a statement and we are told by white house officials quick low depa
the pentagon information? >> the primary concern is protecting the american public in the area against any public further attacks boy the air. they have no indication there will be. there is some concern that since this appears to be a highly coordinated attack there may be other terrorist attacks that could be planned either in new york or elsewhere. this is absolutely the worst case scenario for the counter terrorist planners. apparently there were no firm indications prior to this...
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a series of documents that later became known as the pentagon papers. he became the first person prosecuted under the 1917 espionage act for releasing classified information to the public. the case was later thrown out after the judge learned that the government had engaged in the illegal wiretapping of ellsber. daniel ellsberg joins me live from california. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for the opportunity. i'm very impressed by what i've heard in the last couple hours including snowden's own video here. i think he's done an enormous service, incalculable service. can't be overestimated to this democracy. it gives us a chance, i think, from drawing back from the total surveillance state that we could say we're in process of becoming, i'm afraid we have become. that's what he's revealed. i didn't expect there was any chance of reversing that course, what was called earlier, total surveillance. i think if the public now is given authentic documents or official documents that congress simply can't plausibly deny or plausibly claim ignorance of, m
a series of documents that later became known as the pentagon papers. he became the first person prosecuted under the 1917 espionage act for releasing classified information to the public. the case was later thrown out after the judge learned that the government had engaged in the illegal wiretapping of ellsber. daniel ellsberg joins me live from california. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for the opportunity. i'm very impressed by what i've heard in the last couple hours including...
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maybe he has been tapped by the pentagon to stop all those christian bombings. the story was ignored except as breitbart.com points out a tongue kiss by sally quinn at "the washington post" where the people quoted in the article actually equated preaching with rape. look, when president obama brought up self-radicalization. i thought he meant it was bad. with benghazi, fort hood, the 100 granted benefits to terrorists now this as muslim supremist seem to blow us up the government rewards them. maybe i'm missing the point is it possible that labeling christians as feigns he was looking to reward them. are american christians now in line for free stuff, respect and admiration on the huffington post. maybe if i declare myself radicalized will a pop star think i'm cute? remember the story babysitters tormented by a creep calling her on the phone. the scary part comes when she realizes the calls are coming from inside the house. america is that house and the phone won't stop ringing. it's time to answer that call. you know, dana, in the process of doing this story wh
maybe he has been tapped by the pentagon to stop all those christian bombings. the story was ignored except as breitbart.com points out a tongue kiss by sally quinn at "the washington post" where the people quoted in the article actually equated preaching with rape. look, when president obama brought up self-radicalization. i thought he meant it was bad. with benghazi, fort hood, the 100 granted benefits to terrorists now this as muslim supremist seem to blow us up the government...
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the increasing degree, the pentagon which is very much a foreign policy maker now. all of the pentagon for installations, hundreds and hundreds of bases, located all over the world, intimidate foreigners strongmen that it chooses to support today that it may choose to turn on tomorrow, of course, all of this meddling, all of this chronic interventionism has not made the american people better off. and did not say never. maybe an instance in which one can make a positive case for it, but it is the exception to the general. and so the main thing that will have to happen would be an alteration of what you might call the present defaults stance of american foreign policy which is the idea that america ought to be involved in everybody's troubles all over the world. that's the basic desire or capacity to act. it misstates the idea that one knows enough to act intelligently with the reality of the vast ignorance, even the people in the state department and pentagon about what is going on. tickets us involved in. >> and again and again and again from which it is very diffi
the increasing degree, the pentagon which is very much a foreign policy maker now. all of the pentagon for installations, hundreds and hundreds of bases, located all over the world, intimidate foreigners strongmen that it chooses to support today that it may choose to turn on tomorrow, of course, all of this meddling, all of this chronic interventionism has not made the american people better off. and did not say never. maybe an instance in which one can make a positive case for it, but it is...
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its military forces to fight hours and there is something very chinaat the core of the policy and the pentagon. charles? beyondink we are way talking. there is a new report in this week showing that to not only are chinese cyber attacks hurting our economy, which we knew, stealing intellectual property, but is doing damage to our national security and arming the chinese with the equivalent to weapons and antidotes to our weapons. this is a national security issue. up until now, we have been doing defensive measures, which the chinese are able to get around. in this war, the offense is stronger than defense. the issue has always been doing counterattack the cyber attacks? i think we have reached a point where we are going to have to organize, as we did in the war on terror. a way to counterattack and say to the chinese, we are serious. they are not going to listen to us. up it willbring it be brushed away in the chinese will deny it. unless the chinese worry we are going to do to them what they are doing to us, this is going to continue and be seriously harmful to the united states. >> are we d
its military forces to fight hours and there is something very chinaat the core of the policy and the pentagon. charles? beyondink we are way talking. there is a new report in this week showing that to not only are chinese cyber attacks hurting our economy, which we knew, stealing intellectual property, but is doing damage to our national security and arming the chinese with the equivalent to weapons and antidotes to our weapons. this is a national security issue. up until now, we have been...
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. >> want to bring in our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. tell us, first of all, what do we know about how this even happened? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the military is saying seven marines were killed when a 60 millimeter mortar shell, already in the tube, in the weapon essentially exploded. seven marines killed, a number injured and medevac'd to hospital. likely with serious trauma injuries about the training situation, they would have been standing quite close to the mortar and to the weapon when it exploded. now a major investigation, of course, under way trying to determine what exactly happened and trying to see how they go forward from here. but seven military families, suzanne, getting the worst possible news today. >> such a shame. thank you, barbara. appreciate that. >>> a plan now to commit mass murder on a college campus. police in orlando, florida, they say they're trying to find out more about what this guy intended here. talking about the 30-year-old former student at university of central florida who killed himself yesterda
. >> want to bring in our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. tell us, first of all, what do we know about how this even happened? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the military is saying seven marines were killed when a 60 millimeter mortar shell, already in the tube, in the weapon essentially exploded. seven marines killed, a number injured and medevac'd to hospital. likely with serious trauma injuries about the training situation, they would have been standing quite close to the...
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that he only talked to the pentagon. the defense secretary ones. that he never called anybody in libya. and are you also surprised i'm not saying i'm -- i must say i'm astonished at the idea national administration has refused to give congress the fbi interviews with the survivors of benghazi. >> those are good questions. there are always unanswered questions in something like this but the hagel confirmation is not the forum to get that kind of information. i think there is another dimension here and that is what are democratic senators really thinking about the hagel nomination? i understand some of them have actually called the white house and said is hagel going to withdraw? would he consider withdrawing? the answer is an emphatic no but member johner erlicmman nixon's aide used to talk about twisting slowly in the wind and the factor here is time. and there is this twisting in the wind aura to all of this and i wonder whether the democrats are kind of looking and asking what really is the fundamental question here, is he the best person to be s
that he only talked to the pentagon. the defense secretary ones. that he never called anybody in libya. and are you also surprised i'm not saying i'm -- i must say i'm astonished at the idea national administration has refused to give congress the fbi interviews with the survivors of benghazi. >> those are good questions. there are always unanswered questions in something like this but the hagel confirmation is not the forum to get that kind of information. i think there is another...
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senate republican ares block the president's choice to run the pentagon. as gop senators demand more answers about the benghazi terror attack, white house charges they are playing politics with national security. we talk with the man leading the call for more information, senator lindsey graham. his tee party response to the state of the union speech was critical to both the president and the gop. we will ask senator rand paul what he thinks of the obama agenda as well as republican policy. also, it is less than two weeks until big automatic spending cuts kick in. we will ask the sunday panel will congress will reach a deal before the sequester deadline. and outraged our power player of the week helps the senate make history by keeping track of history. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. senate republicans made history this week, blocking a nominee for defense is secretary for the first time ever. they are demanding more information about the nominee former senator chuck hagel and about the benghazi t
senate republican ares block the president's choice to run the pentagon. as gop senators demand more answers about the benghazi terror attack, white house charges they are playing politics with national security. we talk with the man leading the call for more information, senator lindsey graham. his tee party response to the state of the union speech was critical to both the president and the gop. we will ask senator rand paul what he thinks of the obama agenda as well as republican policy....
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pentagon is lifting a ban for women on combat. hooray. i guess. if cushing the combat roles would affect the ability to move up the ladder, it shatters the glass ceiling. it also elevates risk. god bless her, that woman is a better man than i. if she wants to fight, far be it from me to say no. the chances are she could take me and chances are i would enjoy it. the only thing i ever served was a volleyball. senator mccain knows women must still meet the same physical standards as men. you can't become a seal unless you can do what a seal does, i don't mean date kimberly. if you lower standards, putting equality before victory, that is pointless and deadly. win for equality must not come at the expense of the brutal, vicious killing machine that is the awesome american military. we musten deny the bigger truth, one thing important to mankind is not taking a life, but making one. men fought the war so women didn't have to. women had the bigger job, giving birth, making men like me way more expendable. that is science. one man can populate a city, bu
pentagon is lifting a ban for women on combat. hooray. i guess. if cushing the combat roles would affect the ability to move up the ladder, it shatters the glass ceiling. it also elevates risk. god bless her, that woman is a better man than i. if she wants to fight, far be it from me to say no. the chances are she could take me and chances are i would enjoy it. the only thing i ever served was a volleyball. senator mccain knows women must still meet the same physical standards as men. you can't...
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the pentagon has said that the troops will be in afghanistan until 2024 and beyond. in the 21st century military that the president and pentagon want to create, it unnecessarily need huge military bases all across afghanistan. what they want our special operations troops working in coordination with the capacity for drone strikes, but denies drone strikes and drone surveillance. what you mentioned in relation to the tragedy, just less than, it is so symptomatic of what happens. the civilians are at high risk, the antagonism towards the u.s. continues to rise, and the taliban says until all the troops are out, they will continue to fight. so afghans are saddled with this ongoing war. >> you spend one month and afghanistan recently. can you talk about the people he met and what their reactions have been to the u.s. presence? >> printers are so harsh in afghanistan. -- winters are so harsh in afghanistan. this time i was able to go up to the mountains to visit with those who are pushed up to a mountainside because they can afford piped water, so they move higher where t
the pentagon has said that the troops will be in afghanistan until 2024 and beyond. in the 21st century military that the president and pentagon want to create, it unnecessarily need huge military bases all across afghanistan. what they want our special operations troops working in coordination with the capacity for drone strikes, but denies drone strikes and drone surveillance. what you mentioned in relation to the tragedy, just less than, it is so symptomatic of what happens. the civilians...
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. >> the pentagon, the v.a., all estimate it could be anywhere from 280,000 service members transitioning each year for the next five years, not including their spouses. so we'll see a significant number of post-9/11 veterans who will all be looking for jobs in the next five years. >> reporter: the message from veterans to potential employers, give us a chance to take what we learned in the military to prove it can apply to jobs in the civilian economy. >> and that is nightly business report tonight. i'm susie gharib, thank you for joining us. >>> and i'm tyler mathisen, have a great evening everybody. we hope to see you right back tomorrow night. >>> nightly business report harahas been brought to you by street.com, up to the moment marketing news and independent news daily. learn more at street.com/nbr. >> louisa. >> hello, martin. >> i know that you heard about my job in london. >> no, you might have told me first. i do have a right to know: i am carrying your child. ohh! >> congratulations. it's a boy. >> it's a boy! it's a boy! oh! oh, yes! oh.
. >> the pentagon, the v.a., all estimate it could be anywhere from 280,000 service members transitioning each year for the next five years, not including their spouses. so we'll see a significant number of post-9/11 veterans who will all be looking for jobs in the next five years. >> reporter: the message from veterans to potential employers, give us a chance to take what we learned in the military to prove it can apply to jobs in the civilian economy. >> and that is nightly...
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nearly half the cuts will be to defense, the pentagon saying that $800,000 civilian employees could face furloughs, and everyone in the federal government from f.b.i. agents to meat inspectors to emergency responders could face furloughs. education funding and head start could also be especially hard hit, and we start off this morning with education secretary arne duncan. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning, major. thanks for having me. >> garrett: i know you will get to some of the implications of the across-the-board cuts, but in the recovery academy the education department received $98 billion. isn't there room in your budget, mr. secretary, to absorb some of these spending cuts and not have some of the negative effects that have been tellsed so far? >> our money all goes out to school districts. as you know, the vast majorpt of federal money goes to help vulnerable children, whether children with special needs, poor children whether whether adults in college doing work study, whether our babies in head start. we don't have any ability with dumb cuts
nearly half the cuts will be to defense, the pentagon saying that $800,000 civilian employees could face furloughs, and everyone in the federal government from f.b.i. agents to meat inspectors to emergency responders could face furloughs. education funding and head start could also be especially hard hit, and we start off this morning with education secretary arne duncan. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning, major. thanks for having me. >> garrett:...
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capitol and the pentagon. it can feel like a lot longer than that for chuck hagel today, as republicans gear up for a good old-fashioned grilling on his nomination for secretary of defense. one topic sure to come up is israel, which just launched an air strike in syria that u.s. officials say targeted a convoy of russian-made weapons that were headed for lebanon. now russia, the arab league, and hezbollah are all condemning the action. >>> and the new chairman of the senate foreign relations committee pays back $60,000 to a donor for airplane rides. and that donor is under investigation by the fbi. much more on a stranger sorry surrounding senator bob menen z menendez. good morning from washington. it's thursday, january 31st, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. now less than 30 minutes away from the start of chuck hagel's confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of defense. we'll take you there live for his opening statement, along with what's expected to be some tough questioning from
capitol and the pentagon. it can feel like a lot longer than that for chuck hagel today, as republicans gear up for a good old-fashioned grilling on his nomination for secretary of defense. one topic sure to come up is israel, which just launched an air strike in syria that u.s. officials say targeted a convoy of russian-made weapons that were headed for lebanon. now russia, the arab league, and hezbollah are all condemning the action. >>> and the new chairman of the senate foreign...
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there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m-1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the upgraded global hawk spy drone, $2.5 billion. with just over 48 hours until these cuts go into effect, you might think there would be urgent meetings going on here at the white house or up on capitol hill, but you would be wrong. there are no meetings or even phone calls on the schedule right now between the president and republican leaders. david? >> and friday is coming quickly, jon. our thanks to you tonight. >>> we're going to turn to iran this evening, where tonight, the iranian team is at the negotiating table with not only the u.s., but several other nations. those critical nuclear talks we've been reporting on for the last week here. as you know, we're just back from iran, where we witnessed first-hand the economic sanctions led by america. so many of the iranians at the markets, at the schools, telling us they can feel it. many telling us also they're hoping for a break in the impasse. >>> we're going to turn tonight to a
there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m-1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the upgraded global hawk spy drone, $2.5 billion. with just over 48 hours until these cuts go into effect, you might think there would be urgent meetings going on here at the white house or up on capitol hill, but you would be wrong. there are no meetings or even phone calls on the schedule right now between the president and republican leaders. david? >> and friday...
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wanted them to take another look at the plea deal for the former marine who admitted to shooting at the pentagon and other military buildings. no one hurt in those shootings. under the deal, the 25-year-old would spend his next 25 years behind bars. but the defense attorneys say after the plea deal was cut, that the government doctors diagnosed him with mental illness and they want a judge to consider that new information. >>> afghan president is in town to talk about the transition of his nation's security from u.s. to afghan control. today he met separately with defense secretary and secretary of state hillary clinton. tomorrow he's scheduled to meet with president obama. >>> well there is a war of sorts between virginia and maryland over just where that new fbi headquarters should be located. as peggy fox reports today, northern virginia brought out the big guns, some federal state and local leaders all who want to bring the agency to the old dominion. >> reporter: it's rare to see a diverse group like this in one place saying the same thing. >> we all worked together on this, we are a team.
wanted them to take another look at the plea deal for the former marine who admitted to shooting at the pentagon and other military buildings. no one hurt in those shootings. under the deal, the 25-year-old would spend his next 25 years behind bars. but the defense attorneys say after the plea deal was cut, that the government doctors diagnosed him with mental illness and they want a judge to consider that new information. >>> afghan president is in town to talk about the transition of...
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. >>> there's word tonight the pentagon is drawing up military options to respond to this week's atrocities in syria, as the white house is under increasing pressure to act. the horrible images of lifeless civilians as what the rebels say were killed by chemical weapons. as the u.s. officials are trying to confirm the nature of the attack nbc news has spoken to one of the doctors on the ground treating the victims. he says the world is ignoring them. let's get to chuck todd. is america about to get involved in syria? >> reporter: looks like in some form we may do just that. the president seems to be on the verge of ordering some sort of military response in syria. the question is, what does that military operation look ke? right now the president's closest advisers are divided on the options that are in front of them. it is these heart-wrenching images of out sere ysyria, victims of brutal chemical weapon attack that accelerated the debate in washington. >> we are gathering information on this event. what we have seen indicates this is a big event. of grave concern. >> reporter: just how gr
. >>> there's word tonight the pentagon is drawing up military options to respond to this week's atrocities in syria, as the white house is under increasing pressure to act. the horrible images of lifeless civilians as what the rebels say were killed by chemical weapons. as the u.s. officials are trying to confirm the nature of the attack nbc news has spoken to one of the doctors on the ground treating the victims. he says the world is ignoring them. let's get to chuck todd. is america...
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former pentagon official is also our guest tonight. would you want to begin with the u.s. economy shocking the experts in shrinking for the first time since the recession. fox news iran house correspondent has our report. >> less than two weeks that the president said his second inaugural address that an economic recovery had begun to let the congress -- commerce departments and not so fast. slow growth slashed economic growth from three pa 1% to-1 to the persons in the fourth. they downplayed the report and give republicans part of the blame. >> consumer spending has been rising. >> comments about using the threat of across-the-board spending cuts not as a sequestered for leveraged for fiscal asperity. some members constituents are fighting. >> and put the damage on the economy as a -- you know, to achieve some political roles here in washington seems like a bad idea. >> accusing republicans of pushing spending cuts for their own sake. some minority leader mitch mcconnell denied that. >> this is a conversation about growth and opportunity. it is not a conversation about a
former pentagon official is also our guest tonight. would you want to begin with the u.s. economy shocking the experts in shrinking for the first time since the recession. fox news iran house correspondent has our report. >> less than two weeks that the president said his second inaugural address that an economic recovery had begun to let the congress -- commerce departments and not so fast. slow growth slashed economic growth from three pa 1% to-1 to the persons in the fourth. they...
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and hours after fox news reported the story, the pentagon changed course. it was happening at walter reed medical hospital in maryland. the military stopped accepting military meal tickets at the only cafe serving the most wounded warriors. that meant that patients, many recovering from devastating amputations, had to mange -- make. thes to a food trailer. soldiers and the families called at it slap in the face and the pentagon heard them. >>> what were the warriors and families first told about the new rule? >> last week in a meeting, warriors who with in the unit, and 160 other families who stay in outpatient housing for up to two years, amputees who endure up to 50 surgeries applies, told us about changes that would force them to forego the convenience of the warrior cafe where some eat meals three hours of the day. cafe hours would be shortened and closed on the weekend and their meal tickets would no longer be accepted. >> from building 62, i would say it's close to half a mile from building 62 to the nex, which is right across the road, is a half mile
and hours after fox news reported the story, the pentagon changed course. it was happening at walter reed medical hospital in maryland. the military stopped accepting military meal tickets at the only cafe serving the most wounded warriors. that meant that patients, many recovering from devastating amputations, had to mange -- make. thes to a food trailer. soldiers and the families called at it slap in the face and the pentagon heard them. >>> what were the warriors and families first...
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the navy referred us back to the pentagon. trace? >> trace: were there other levels of review before the information got passed along to the pentagon? >> yes. that private company you were talking about, usis, says it cannot shed anymore light on aaron alexis' brown check it did in 2007 because, quote, we contractually prohibited retaining information from the background checks, and, therefore, are unable to comment further on the nature of scope of this or any other background check. so usis, which does half of the background checks for the federal government, passes along whatever it finds to the office of personnel management, and then opm passes it along to the relevant agency, in this case the navy, since alexis was a navy reservists. opm says the department of defense did not ask opm for any additional investigative actions after it received the completed background information. this is what is so frustrating for senator mccaskill who has asked the inspector general to get her some answers on alexis' brown checks, specifically
the navy referred us back to the pentagon. trace? >> trace: were there other levels of review before the information got passed along to the pentagon? >> yes. that private company you were talking about, usis, says it cannot shed anymore light on aaron alexis' brown check it did in 2007 because, quote, we contractually prohibited retaining information from the background checks, and, therefore, are unable to comment further on the nature of scope of this or any other background...
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wyatt andrews is at the pentagon. wyatt? >> reporter: bob, the army today very quickly said no to private manning's request. a pentagon spokesman released a statement saying: officials told us manning will get the same medical care as any other army inmate. what that means is he will get counseling, but not a gender change. >> schieffer: were people surprised that this came out today, wyatt? >> bob, his actual request to change genders, that was a surprise, but manning's problems with being a man were part of his defense during the trial. at one point, he released a photo of himself dressed as a woman to his army psychologist. in closing arguments, his attorney argued that manning's leak of all that classified information could be partly explained by manning's stress, the stress he felt in what the attorneys said was "the hyper- masculine army environment." >> schieffer: okay. well, thanks, wyatt. the fate of major nidal hasan is in the hands of the military jury tonight. the former army psychiatrist is charged with premedit
wyatt andrews is at the pentagon. wyatt? >> reporter: bob, the army today very quickly said no to private manning's request. a pentagon spokesman released a statement saying: officials told us manning will get the same medical care as any other army inmate. what that means is he will get counseling, but not a gender change. >> schieffer: were people surprised that this came out today, wyatt? >> bob, his actual request to change genders, that was a surprise, but manning's...
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. >>> there is word tonight the pentagon is drawing up military options to respond to this week's atrocities in syria, as the white house comes under increasing pressure to act. those horrible images of lifeless civilians killed by what the rebels say were chemical weapons has sparked international outrage. as the u.s. officials are trying to confirm the nature of the attack, nbc news has spoken to one of the doctors on the ground treating the victims. he says the world is ignoring them. let's get right to chuck todd at the white house. chuck, iraq, afghanistan. is america about to get involved in syria? >> reporter: well, lester, it looks like in some form. the president seems to be leaning every on sending some sort of strike. the question is, what does that military option look like? right now that's unclear and the president's closest advisers are divided on the options that are in front of them. it is these heart-wrenching images out of syria, lifeless bodies, many of them children, allegedly victims of brutal chemical weapon attacks that accelerated the debate in washington. >> we are
. >>> there is word tonight the pentagon is drawing up military options to respond to this week's atrocities in syria, as the white house comes under increasing pressure to act. those horrible images of lifeless civilians killed by what the rebels say were chemical weapons has sparked international outrage. as the u.s. officials are trying to confirm the nature of the attack, nbc news has spoken to one of the doctors on the ground treating the victims. he says the world is ignoring...
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a pentagon survey found that 26,000 women service members were sex welly assaulted last year but never reported it. "cbs news," dallas. >>> coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, we'll speak with senator kirsten gillibrand about the new legislation she'll propose today on fighting sexual assaults in the military. >>> plus, we'll have live reports from texas on the deadly tornado outbreak there. >>> charlie sits down with rocker and activist bono. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. at day. ,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> if you only knew what happened 30 seconds before we go on the air. [ laughter ] >> good morning. it's thursday, may 16. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is just about 4:30. are you calling me out? >> i'm just talking about all the little secrets. >> as long art the show. >> you answered the bell. >> i asked you if you saw any rain. right now we're seeing rain but it's evaporating before it hits the ground show
a pentagon survey found that 26,000 women service members were sex welly assaulted last year but never reported it. "cbs news," dallas. >>> coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, we'll speak with senator kirsten gillibrand about the new legislation she'll propose today on fighting sexual assaults in the military. >>> plus, we'll have live reports from texas on the deadly tornado outbreak there. >>> charlie sits down with rocker and activist...
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and pentagon so they can better process these claims. it is one of the instances where in washington you have to have bipartisan determination and focus that's brought to bear on the administration to get this done. our veterans sacrifice and their service should be matched by a commence rate effort by the administration to process these claims expeditiously. >> the other topic the nra held the annual convention. the membership is up to 5 million people. the president says he is not giving up the fight for the gun laws. pat toomey supported the background checks. what needs to happen to get this voted on again and not just voted on but passed? >> chris, i think there will be an opportunity which we should take advantage of over a number of months to continue to build support for the background check legislation. and i think that is likely to happen for a variety of reasons. the main reason is that anyone who paid any attention to what happened in newtown i think what it would ask a united states senator, what are you doing to substantial
and pentagon so they can better process these claims. it is one of the instances where in washington you have to have bipartisan determination and focus that's brought to bear on the administration to get this done. our veterans sacrifice and their service should be matched by a commence rate effort by the administration to process these claims expeditiously. >> the other topic the nra held the annual convention. the membership is up to 5 million people. the president says he is not...
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jon: this presents challenges for the pentagon because military leaders have to decide whether woman should be excluded from some of the more demanding and deadly commando jobs, like for instance being part of the navy seals or the army's delta force. correspondent jennifer griffin is live at passenger. what will this change mean, jennifer for women in the military, many of whom are already serving on the front lines? >> reporter: that's right, jon, remember, 280,000 women have served in the wars in iraq and afghanistan during the last ten years. what this will do is it will open certain positions that they've been barred from in the army and marines. 230,000 positions to be specific that they were barred from participating in, even though many of them were being attached to some of those front-line units. secretary panetta plans to lift the military's ban on women serving in combat. that ban has been in place since 1994. the service chiefs have until january, 2016 to seek exceptions to certain things, certain units. women who have been affected by the ban say that they were denied p
jon: this presents challenges for the pentagon because military leaders have to decide whether woman should be excluded from some of the more demanding and deadly commando jobs, like for instance being part of the navy seals or the army's delta force. correspondent jennifer griffin is live at passenger. what will this change mean, jennifer for women in the military, many of whom are already serving on the front lines? >> reporter: that's right, jon, remember, 280,000 women have served in...
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pentagon adding 14 new missile interceptor on the west coast. martha on how real the north korean threat is. today more provocation. 2 short range missiles launched but it is the unexpectedly quick advances that north korea and the young leader kim have made in recent month. newshawk test. long range missile launches and this apparently new road mobile intercontinental ballistic missile that has convinced the pentagon that protective measures must be dr. matcly increased. >> reason we are in inconveniencing our program here homeland security is to not take any chances. is to stay ahead of the threat. >>reporter: there will be 14 new missile interceptor added to the 30 already deployed. interceptor are designed to doe text a launch with satellite and radar. if an ep enemy launch is detected dozens of intercepttors fired from california and alaska. >> this young lad ought to be deterred by that. if in the we'll be ready. >> pentagon made mostly clear today that north korea mobile icbm has the range to reach the u.s. while those interceptor can pot
pentagon adding 14 new missile interceptor on the west coast. martha on how real the north korean threat is. today more provocation. 2 short range missiles launched but it is the unexpectedly quick advances that north korea and the young leader kim have made in recent month. newshawk test. long range missile launches and this apparently new road mobile intercontinental ballistic missile that has convinced the pentagon that protective measures must be dr. matcly increased. >> reason we are...
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that's right i mean i think mead's is exactly why the pentagon's budget has just exploded over the last decade as you point out this is a program that the military says it doesn't want that congress has overwhelmingly said they don't are interested in funding it anymore but here it is twenty thirteen we're going to be spending a couple hundred million dollars on it what it really gets down to is how to repeal interests and how the dysfunction that exists between congress and the pentagon can really keep these programs going for long after everyone agrees they should and i guess it's just so strange because this is a program that has got all these all this money these these missiles would go towards the partner defense and they're saying we don't need it but congress is still saying you need it and we're going to spend money on it is right and this is this is not the first time that congress has said we're going to spend money on weapons that you don't want the military routinely says there's weapons we don't want just this past year they once again said we don't need any more tanks cong
that's right i mean i think mead's is exactly why the pentagon's budget has just exploded over the last decade as you point out this is a program that the military says it doesn't want that congress has overwhelmingly said they don't are interested in funding it anymore but here it is twenty thirteen we're going to be spending a couple hundred million dollars on it what it really gets down to is how to repeal interests and how the dysfunction that exists between congress and the pentagon can...
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we have former pentagon general counsel jeh johnson joining us for the interview. please, stay with us. >>> the attorney general of the united states broke some major news today in an unexpected way, took a lot of people by surprise. part of the reason we know that is because this wanted poster was still posted at fbi.gov this afternoon for several hours after the attorney general admitted in print this afternoon that actually this guy is no longer wanted, he's dead. so, he's not wanted anymore. shortly after the national security reporter, spencer ackerman, and a number of other folks started tweeting links to the poster, the fbi took it down. did the fbi really not know that that guy had been killed until the attorney general told congress and the general public about it this afternoon? i mean, they had a wanted poster out for him, so presumably, they were expending some fbi resources wanting the guy, right, looking for him. if they were looking for him but another agency of the u.s. government, presumably the cia or maybe the military, some other part of the u.s
we have former pentagon general counsel jeh johnson joining us for the interview. please, stay with us. >>> the attorney general of the united states broke some major news today in an unexpected way, took a lot of people by surprise. part of the reason we know that is because this wanted poster was still posted at fbi.gov this afternoon for several hours after the attorney general admitted in print this afternoon that actually this guy is no longer wanted, he's dead. so, he's not...
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the pentagon says u.s. forces are on high alert in the middle east tonight, but fox has learned the marine task force, formed after benghazi, returned to its base in maroney spain from, its forward deployment in italy despite the new terror alert. shepard? >> shepard: police say they are beefing up security here in new york city because of this terror alert. that says that does not mean that's a specific threat here. they tell us they are being extra cautious. police say they're increasing security at empire state building. houses of worship. when work crews used explosives to knock down a building, somebody made a bad mistake. ahead, the blast that sent metal flying into the crowd and sent five people to hospitals. plus, why would somebody drive a car right down a busy sidewalk? ahead, what we now know about the suspect. and the surveillance video from the scene. it's all coming up on a busy news day from the journalists of fox news on this monday fox report. ♪ there's a new way to fight litter box odor.
the pentagon says u.s. forces are on high alert in the middle east tonight, but fox has learned the marine task force, formed after benghazi, returned to its base in maroney spain from, its forward deployment in italy despite the new terror alert. shepard? >> shepard: police say they are beefing up security here in new york city because of this terror alert. that says that does not mean that's a specific threat here. they tell us they are being extra cautious. police say they're...
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the pentagon considering a plan as the secretary said today, african take a look at this, reducing the army military force of 490,000 to 380,000, the navy will lose two aircraft carriers that would mean to aircraft carrier groups. the marines will be cut by as many as 33,000 marines. the air force will likely develop advanced analogy. i mean, this is insupportable given the mission and the global war and terror that we have been fighting since 2001. the extension of our military force across the globe, and there is no debate, no discussion about that mission or our interest for the policies we're going to pursue and their relationship to a military power that we would extend along with our statecraft. >> the fact of the matter is we are taking a huge risk here, and it is one of the most significant i have seen a stake in generations. it certainly is ignoring the harsh reality of the world that you just described that is out there and the merging china, radical islam that is on the move in the world in establishing the -- and this in iranian state that once nuclear-weapons and is intent
the pentagon considering a plan as the secretary said today, african take a look at this, reducing the army military force of 490,000 to 380,000, the navy will lose two aircraft carriers that would mean to aircraft carrier groups. the marines will be cut by as many as 33,000 marines. the air force will likely develop advanced analogy. i mean, this is insupportable given the mission and the global war and terror that we have been fighting since 2001. the extension of our military force across...